SEOUL, June 9 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korean food and beverage giant SPC Group said Wednesday its bakery-cafe chain Paris Baguette has opened its first store in Cambodia. The store, which was opened in Phnom Penh in partnership with Cambodia’s HSC Group, will pave the way for Paris Baguette to expand its presence in Southeast [...]
SEOUL, March 16 (Korea Bizwire) — The Korea International Cooperation Agency (KOICA), South Korea’s state overseas aid agency, said Monday that it had signed an agreement with the Cambodia Mine Action Authority and the United Nations Development Programme to clear landmines in the Southeast Asian country. Under terms of the agreement, the KOICA will clear [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 11 (Korea Bizwire) — Korean beverages are gaining popularity in Cambodia as both delicious drinks and great supplements for health. Phnom Penh’s beverage imports from Korea have jumped more than eightfold in recent years, rising from US$4.8 million in 2016 to US$41.1 million in 2019, according to the state-run Korea Trade-Investment Promotion Agency [...]
SEOUL, July 8 (Korea Bizwire) — King Sejong Institute, the state-run Korean culture and language education center, will introduce and support the operation of a preliminary Korean language program in foreign countries where there is demand for Korean language education but supply is limited. The King Sejong Institute Foundation (KSIF) announced on Tuesday that the [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 14 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s National Institute of Biological Resources (NIBR) signed a profit-sharing agreement today with Hansolbio Co. and the Cambodian Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries at the InterContinental Seoul COEX. The agreement will serve as a first case of profit sharing, where companies, using foreign biological resources they have [...]
SAN DIEGO, Aug. 22 (Korea Bizwire) — Everest, a biometry based, value transfer company, announced today a strategic partnership with the Cambodian Health Ministry of Kampong Chhnang Province and local implementer WAH Foundation to improve healthcare services in Kampong Chhnang Province. The project enhances a multitude of health services using blockchain technology, focusing first on [...]
SEOUL, Jul. 30 (Korea Bizwire) — Cambodians currently residing in South Korea staged a large-scale candlelight vigil on Saturday, longing for democracy in their home nation. The vigil was held at the May 18 Democracy Square in the city of Gwangju, the birthplace of the Korean democratic movement in 1980. According to an estimate by [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 17 (Korea Bizwire) — A South Korean non-profit organization will help Cambodia fix an ancient terrace inside a UNESCO heritage site, the group said Wednesday. Chico Korea said the group will work with the Apsara Authority, which manages the Angkor Archaeological Park in Siem Reap, to restore and preserve the Terrace of the [...]
HANOI, Jan. 16 (Korea Bizwire) — Despite pressure from the international community, North Korean restaurants in Cambodia are reportedly thriving, thanks to Chinese customers. Unlike China and other Southeast Asian countries where a growing number of North Korean restaurants are being closed, for those in Cambodia it’s business as usual. According to the Phnom Penh [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 28 (Korea Bizwire) – The decision of Cambodia’s Ministry of Tourism to limit the number of Korean-speaking tour guides working in the resort town of Siam Reap, home to the famous tourist attraction Angkor Wat, has stirred up the local Korean community. Initially, the Ministry of Tourism would confer Korean tour guide licenses [...]